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 Jean
Pierre Lemoine was born in 1952 and raised in Marseille, France. Like
Marius in the movie of the same name, his father was a sea captain
with the only merchant ship allowed to dock in the "Vieux Port"
of Marseille, "Le Camarguais."
Lemoine achieved a Masters degree in Agribusiness from the "Institut National Agronomique" in Paris, class of 72. His first job was as a disc jockey in a Normandy casino, during the summer of 1975, but was subsequently fired because he played the "revolutionary" music of Serge Gainsbourg. He became a production assistant at Radio France in 1976 and 1977; covered Special Events like the 1977 Tour de France. In 1978, Lemoine became manager of the electoral campaign of Jean-Marie Benoist vs. George Marchais, head of the French communist Party. Lemoine left for the United States in 1978 to work on assignment for Food and Wines from France, a governmental agency with offices in New York and San Francisco. He created and developed the subsidiary of a group of Cotes du Rhone wine producers, "Cellier des Dauphins" from 1979 through 1981. Lemoine managed the production department of "Compagnie Fruitiere" in Marseille, France in 1982 and 1983; Later, he managed a pineapple farm in the Ivory Coast, a vineyard in Provence, a tomato farm in Spain, and a sugarcane plantation in Guadeloupe. He returned to the U.S. in 1984 to develop a subsidiary of "F. Chauvenet," a top Burgundy wine producer and developed a network of distributors throughout the USA for fine Bourgognes until 1989. Since 1990, Lemoine has been General Manager and co-owner of Tinamou Enterprises, a Premium French wine and Vintage Port importer, wholesaler and mail order retailer throughout the USA. Tinamou specializes in high end Bordeaux, Burgundies , and Vintage Ports. The company caters to a wide selection of customers, including top restaurants, resorts and casinos in Hawaii, California, Nevada. Tinamou was one of the first wine companies to offer a functional Website on the Internet in 1994. Since 2006, Jean-Pierre has taken a leave of absence from the daily duties of the company and lives in the South of France. Jean Pierre has been a daily BKS Iyengar Yoga practitioner since 1985. His hobbies include music, music and music. Jean Pierre is married and has a daughter. Email Jean Pierre or call (800) 388-6390. Tinamou Wine Company provides the wine buyer with a selection of Premium French Wines, Champagnes and Vintage Ports. Our wines come from Europe in temperature controlled containers and are up to the strictest quality standards. We procure our Bordeaux and Burgundies from key negotiants and top estates. Our Vintage Ports come from London and/or Oporto. Through our direct European offerings, you can buy wines from these sources ahead of time, and get them into the USA under the same conditions as large corporate buyers. ~ Tinamou Wine Company offers wine only to states to which it is legal to ship from California ~ |
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